News
March 28, 2024
Taylor Geospatial Institute and ICEYE US Announce New Technology Training Opportunities, Marking Launch of Industry Partners Program
A TGI–ICEYE collaboration launched SAR workshops for academic, industry and government researchers, offering training on Synthetic Aperture Radar data and tools through their new Industry Partners Pro
March 1, 2024
TGI Announces New LinkedIn Group: The TGI Research and Technology Hub
A brief on TGI’s new LinkedIn group—“TGI Research and Technology Hub”—a forum for researchers & partners to share geospatial tech, funding, publications, and collaboration opportunities.
February 26, 2024
TGI Brief: Talking Sense to AI Image Retrieval
A TGI Fellow and collaborators are integrating natural‑language prompts into AI image retrieval systems to help investigators locate geospatial imagery more intuitively.
February 16, 2024
A Geospatial Journey Marked by Courage: Nadine Alameh’s Story
A profile of Nadine Alameh, inaugural executive director of Taylor Geospatial Institute, sharing her journey, leadership, and impact in advancing geospatial science.
February 7, 2024
TGI Spatial Humanities Working Group Maps Beijing’s Underworld to Understand the Intersection of Geospatial and History
A TGI Spatial Humanities Working Group project used GIS to map Beijing’s underworld (1937–1949), overlaying archival crime and municipal records onto historical city maps.
January 30, 2024
TGI Spotlight: Christian Blue, TGI Diversity Fellow
A spotlight on Christian Blue—Harris‑Stowe State senior and TGI Diversity Fellow—showcasing his journey and contributions as an emerging leader in geospatial science.
January 24, 2024
Dispatch from the TGI Consortium: Fred: A Goose on a Mission
A Saint Louis U. biologist tagged two Canada geese—dubbed “Fred” and “Fran” after the university president and his wife—to track their movements across urban St. Louis, revealing insights into city ec
January 16, 2024
Using Modern Geospatial Technologies to Uncover Ancient Secrets at Cahokia
Taylor Geospatial Institute, SLU & NGA used UAV‑mounted LiDAR to map 1.5 km² of Cahokia Mounds—revealing hidden causeways, borrow pits and ancient features non‑invasively.
January 9, 2024
Dispatch from the TGI Consortium: Interactive approach to geospatial search combines aerial imagery, reinforcement learning
Taylor Geospatial Institute shares a VAS framework combining aerial imagery + reinforcement learning to guide efficient geospatial searches for targeted objects like poaching camps.
December 18, 2023
Dispatch from the TGI Consortium: Visual Active Search Tool Developed by McKelvey Engineers Combines Deep Reinforcement Learning, Traditional Active S
Taylor Geospatial Institute & McKelvey engineers unveiled a Visual Active Search tool that combines deep RL with traditional search, improving rare object detection in aerial imagery.
November 22, 2023
Saint Louis University, Taylor Geospatial Institute Ramp Up Hiring of Geospatial Faculty
Taylor Geospatial Institute and Saint Louis University are hiring 20 faculty in core geospatial science over three years—boosting research in food security, health, defense, and mapping.
October 9, 2023
A Geospatial Welcome
Taylor Geospatial Institute’s executive director Nadine Alameh offers a heartfelt thank‑you to consortium members—welcoming their support and collaboration in advancing geospatial science.